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Guess What??

Hey guys guess what?
Chicken butt... :) No but for reals I am going to be on channel 4 news tomorrow Febuary 9th at 4pm. Nadia Crow interviewed me about what has been going on and what I think about getting my new heart. So stay tuned...
It is Heart Awareness week at IMC in Murray. So wear your red all this month!!
I attempted to achieve one of my resolutions last weekend and failed. I tried to climb Mount  Olympus. I started off great but then my legs got fatigued, so I took a break. This happened many more times until Steve said okay lets turn around. I was pretty bummed, but Steve tells me I'm still not out of the woods. Like T Swift song "Are we out of the woods" :)
I am getting really anxious to receive my new heart. At my last clinic appointment on the 3rd they thought it was going to be this past weekend but no call. Trying to stay optimistic and keep my mind busy. Which can be a little challenging sometimes, but Wrigley can always get me to stop thinking about it. But no complaints and everyday I have Gus (my LVAD) that means the stronger I will be and quicker recovery time! I have been feeling sooo good for example, I have been wanting to go for a run every single day now and someday I will be able to. Whoot whoo!!



Ooo also I found this AMAZING bakery called Sweet Cake and its a GF bake shop!!! All their stuff is GF I was pretty impressed. 457 E 300 S downtown SLC

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